STARLINK TO HIGHLIGHT PROACTIVE RISK MANAGEMENT AT GITEX 2015

Enabling Customers to Reduce Threat Exposure and Limit Attack Surface

Monday, August 17, 2015, Dubai, UAE: StarLink, the region's trusted security-specialized "True" Value-Added-Distributor (VAD), will be present at GITEX this year in the same prime location (Stand A2-2) as last year, and will showcase 12 leading vendors from its portfolio.

To successfully deliver security capable of addressing today's risks, organizations need to take a holistic approach to IT Security. StarLink's portfolio of technologies was designed to simplify risk management and ensure that all critical controls for effective enterprise IT Security are in place.

Every year StarLink exhibits at GITEX to nurture Partner, Customer and Vendor relationships, each of whom have the opportunity to network with each other on the stand, as well as, meet with StarLink's Management team to learn more about StarLink's Security Framework, Solutions Lifecycle and business strategy.

 

Mahmoud Nimer, General Manager at StarLink said, "The number of security breaches are on the rise, so we are excited to be at GITEX again this year, and to engage 12 of our vendors with our Customers and Partners to help in the further fortification of enterprise networks." He added, "We want to be able to communicate the risks organizations are facing, and how StarLink's consultative approach and support delivery capabilities, backed by a robust in-house technical team and a strong bandwidth of Strategic Partners from across the region, can help Customers identify and address their security challenges."

 

StarLink has seen tremendous opportunities arise from Healthcare, Government and Media customers in the region, through engagement in projects with some of the largest organizations in the 3 verticals this year. This has enabled StarLink to achieve record revenue levels in the first half of the year with a 115% growth year-on-year as compared to the same period last year. In turn this has fueled StarLink's ongoing global expansion plans with multiple new markets being launched in H2 2015 including Europe, CEWA and North Africa, as well as, significant headcount being added to StarLink's existing on-the-ground teams across its 10 worldwide offices.